Week of December 10, 2025
Week of December 10, 2025
Big Sandy was truly rockin’ around the Christmas tree on Saturday, December 6th, as the community gathered for the annual Christmas Stroll—an all-day celebration filled with holiday cheer, hometown traditions, and the unmistakable small-town magic that has long defined the season here. From dawn to dusk, Main Street and the surrounding venues buzzed with activity as families, friends, and visitors moved from event to event, taking in the lights, laughter, and Christmas spirit that flowed...
Big Sandy Schools’ music program has a busy December in the works. The High School and Elementary School Christmas concerts are coming up next week. In addition, the honors band and choir concert took place on the 1st and 2nd at Choteau High School. The Christmas concerts are a highlight of the holiday season for many locals, who look forward to hearing and seeing the young people of our community singing and performing Christmas classics. The festivities kick off with the High School band...
Each December, as winter settles over the Hi-Line and Main Street glows with holiday lights, the community of Big Sandy pauses to remember an event far from home but forever woven into our nation’s story. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of December 7, 1941—the morning when a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii claimed more than 2,400 American lives and propelled the United States into World War II. Though thousands of miles from Montana, the impact of that day reached families across the prairie. Young men...
Montana State University (MSU) Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series January 5-9, 2026, in the Golden Triangle area. The Fort Benton seminar will take place on Monday, January 5 at the Ag Center, 1205 20th Street. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. A special thanks to MaxAg of Montana for sponsoring the lunch. Below is a list of the topics and presenters. (60 minutes) Marketing and Risk in a Price Crunch: Kelsey Larson MSU Agriculture Economics and Economics Specialist and Andrew...
100 Years ago December 10, 1925 The sixth annual Big Sandy High School Carnival proved to be the most successful one yet, bringing in a remarkable $684.44 for school activities. The Queen’s coronation was a highlight, with Hazel Flatness receiving the crown, accompanied by Joe Moore, who won the King’s title. Local sports were lively as well. Harry Green and Floyd Vallie traveled to Great Falls to attend a prize fight, and the Big Sandy bowling team headed to Havre for a rematch. The M.P. Moe, M.S.H. Porter, and E.B. Newhall families were...
From the English Department at Big Sandy High School By: Marla Ray Freshmen through Seniors are currently writing several forms of poetry and doing a beautiful job expressing themselves! These poems are posted on the English room walls for all to enjoy. One type of poem that is less familiar is the Nonet: a 9-line poem that begins with a 9-syllable phrase and decreases one syllable per line, all the way down to the last line, a one-syllable word. The poem has a theme, and each line must relate to the overall “story” of the poem. All...
Barbara Magda Ophus died Dec. 2, 2025, due to traumatic injury from a fall. Barbara Betty Magda was born June 20, 1939, in Havre, Mont., to Frank and Agnes (Tordik) Magda. She attended country school at Lone Tree Bench in Blaine County and Chinook High School for two years and graduated from Great Falls Central High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Northern Montana College (now MSU Northern). The day after graduating from college, she married Lyle Ophus on Aug. 20,...
Alvin Clarence Kober March 7, 1931 – October 14, 2025 Alvin "Al" Kober left this world just as he wished-peacefully at home on the family farm after an evening of Monday Night Football with his daughter, and without a prolonged illness. He leaves behind four daughters, seven grandchildren, and a lasting legacy of kindness, mentorship, and positive influence on the countless students, athletes, and community members whose lives he touched. Al was born on March 7, 1931, to Emil and Amalia...
